achondroplasia

American  

[ey-kon-druh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / eɪˌkɒn drəˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. defective conversion of cartilage into bone, especially at the epiphyses of long bones, producing a type of dwarfism.

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achondroplasia British  

/ eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈpleɪzɪə, eɪˌkɒndrəʊˈplæstɪk /

noun

1. a skeletal disorder, characterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, that begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism

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Other Word Forms

• achondroplastic adjective

Etymology

Origin of achondroplasia

First recorded in 1890–95; a- ⁶ + chondro- + -plasia

Example Sentences

Prof Wilcox said Ms Davis had achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder which results in dwarfism, that was "complicated by spinal cord compression".

From BBC

The study, sponsored by BridgeBio Pharma Inc, involved 72 children with achondroplasia from Australia, the UK, the US, Spain, France and Canada.

From Science Daily

A brass band, clowns, children, wives, babies, the company’s leader and seven performers with achondroplasia, a bone growth disorder that causes the more common type of dwarfism, spilled out into the sun.

From New York Times

She said her birth mother had been told about the achondroplasia diagnosis soon after leaving hospital.

From BBC

Dinklage, who has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, said the remake of the 1937 animated film, based on story from the Brothers Grimm, was "backward".

From BBC